Spring, 2001. Bresemann Forest, Pierce Country, Washington

Group

Steve, Rain, J. R.

Brea, Andy, Jen

Jen, Cindy. Kristin

avg IV

Species

forest a

forest b

stream

loc 1

loc 2

loc 3

plot 1

plot 2

douglas fir

142.8

128

102.64

117.67

136.1

124

113.4

98

120.33

indian peach

45.75

40.027

14.26

51.96

85.84

76.23

30.45

51.2

49.46

hazel nut

40.89

46.725

0

28.74

41.52

35.16

73.3

20.9

35.90

snow berry

0

28.316

56.94

0

0

25.01

30.46

50.6

23.92

elder berry

23.39

0

0

27.53

24.324

25.37

0

0

12.58

cherry

0

0

0

25.4

0

12.93

14.3

36.82

11.18

vine maple

11.721

0

31.02

0

0

0

12.7

13.42

8.61

cascara

23.096

28.331

0

0

0

0

12.73

0

8.02

huckle berry

0

0

37.257

0

0

0

0

0

4.66

oregon grape

11.738

0

0

11.97

12.107

0

0

0

4.48

salal

0

0

33.04

0

0

0

0

0

4.13

devils club

0

11.715

12.453

0

0

0

0

0

3.02

unknown

0

0

0

18.46

0

0

0

0

2.31

oregon ash

0

16.677

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.08

mountain ash

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15.2

1.90

english holly

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13.44

1.68

hemlock

0

0

0

13.27

0

0

0

0

1.66

big leaf maple

0

0

0

0

0

0

12.72

0

1.59

pachistima

0

0

12.253

0

0

0

0

0

1.53

total importance value

299.4

299.8

299.9

295.0

299.9

298.7

300.1

299.6

299.03

426 students.  Compute for all possible pairs, the Sorenson similarity coefficient.  It is calculated using the formula

            Sij = 2(sum of the lowest importance values between i and j for each species)/600